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REVOLVING TOWER AND SHIELD SYSTEM OF FORTI-FIGATIONS; Nb 312,232. Patented Feb. 10, 1885.

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T. R. TIMBY. REVOLVING TOWER'AND SHIELD SYSTEM OF FOR'I'IFIGATIONS.

No. 312,232. Patented Feb-10," 1885.

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UNITED Snares PATENT Urricn...

THEODORE R. TIMBY, OF NYACK, NEW YORK.

REVOLVING TOWER AND SHIELD SYSTEM OF FORTIFICATIONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 312,232, dated February 10, 1885.

Appieation filed January 3, 18h).

To all whom it 72mg concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE R. TIMBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nyack, in the county of Rockland and State of New York, have invented a new and use ful Improvement in Tower and Shield Systerns of Fortifications, of which the following a is a specification.

My present invention relates to a movable protecting-shield flanking a revolving or oscillating battery tower so as to protect the said tower in any desireddirection.

In another application for Letters Patent filed December 5, 1884, I described and claimed a revolving battery-tower mounted on a re volving or oscillating base and-a protectingshield, also mounted on said revolving or oscillating base, so as to be adjustable relatively to the tower by the movement of the base. Under my present invention I dispense with the revolving or oscillating base and employ a shield mounted on a stationary foundation in (No model.)

A represents a suitable foundation,on which is built a fixed bed, B, which may be pierced for guns, as shown in Fig. I.

On the bed B is mounted a tower, D, revolved or oscillated on a vertical axis by suitable mechanism.

The adjustable shield E is supported upon balls or rollers 1* on the fixed bed B. and is moved around the tower to any desirable extent by suitable mechanism.

For thepurposeofillustration, I haveshown, for adjusting the shield, pinions G, gearing with a rack, H, on the shield and operated by movable handspikes I.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination of a revolving or oscillating tower or battery and an independent 1.)rotecting-shield adjustable relatively to said lower, substantially as herein set forth.

2. A movable shield on a stationary bed or foundation, flanking or masking a revolving or oscillating tower in any direction, substantiall y as set forth.

THEODOIE I. TiMBY.

Witnesses:

OOTAVIUS KNIGHT, Gno. L. \VHEELooK. 

